Debate still rages over big-game hunting
Q: How is it that big game hunting can actually be good for wildlife? — RONNIE WILSON, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA A: When Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil, a much-loved wild 13-year-old...
View ArticleSchool notes, March 20, 2016
St. Jerome Christina Walko, a seventh-grade student at St. Jerome Regional School, Tamaqua, is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2016 PA National Geographic State Bee. The contest...
View ArticleCollege notes, March 20, 2016
Elizabethtown Sage Garvey, Auburn, a sophomore health and occupation major, and Brady J. Morgan, Ashland, a sophomore biology major, earned Emergent Scholar honors at Elizabethtown College. Students at...
View ArticleLyme disease needs better test, answers
It’s now 35 years since a corkscrew-shaped bacterium was identified as the cause of Lyme disease. But we still have no safe and effective vaccine, no reliable diagnostic test and no adequate therapy....
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Enjoy some family Easter fun
Easter is next weekend. Don’t let the holiday go by without enjoying some family fun events. Treat your little ones to a ride with the Easter Bunny on Saturday. The train departs from Union Station for...
View ArticleFilmmakers planning documentaryseries featuring county history, pride
For filmmakers Justin Stevens and T.J. Chinaski of Tamaqua, there is no better place to call home than Schuylkill County. Ask the duo why, and they’ll tell you that no matter how far you travel,...
View ArticleRevelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Irish history at Girardville parade
GIRARDVILLE — It may have been a “wee bit” chilly Saturday, but it was not cold enough to keep the Irish from donning their kilts and marching in the 13th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Sponsored by...
View ArticleMahanoy Township upgrades to LED street lights
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Township is the latest Schuylkill County municipality to jump on the bandwagon to change to energy-efficient street lighting and save money in the process. The township...
View ArticleDean's list, March 20, 2016
Bloomsburg Emily Weaver, a freshman health science major, achieved dean’s list for the fall semester at Bloomsburg University. A 2015 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School, she is a daughter of David...
View ArticleStudents of the month, March 20, 2016
Shen Rotary Erick Rooney, a Shenandoah Valley High School senior, was named student of the month for January by the Shenandoah Rotary Club. Erick served as a Spring Queen escort and is a member of...
View ArticleShenandoah fire company seeks names of past members
SHENANDOAH — The Polish American Fire Company No. 4 is searching for names on three old photos to be used for its 100th anniversary commemorative book and seeks the help of the public. The first and...
View ArticlePolice log, March 20, 2016
Police ID driver in R&J lot crash CRESSONA — State police at Schuylkill Haven have identified the woman injured when she crashed her vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Friday into the R&J Transportation...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, March 20, 2016
PORT CARBON — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Port Carbon police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a suspicious incident in the borough on Feb. 24...
View ArticleThe BRADS battle: Blythe Township, FKV plan to spend millions on landfill...
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series examining the effort being made by Blythe Township and a private entity called FKV LLC to develop the Blythe Recycling And Demolition Site...
View ArticleGordon to celebrate 125th anniversary this year
GORDON — The borough is marking its 125th anniversary this year, and plans are being considered to mark the milestone. Borough Manager Paul Snyder has contacted the Pennsylvania Association of...
View ArticleRyan Township road program for 2016 in planning
BARNESVILLE — The warmer temperatures have the Ryan Township supervisors considering what streets to address in this year’s road program that will fit into the township budget. The supervisors...
View ArticleAround the region, March 21, 2016
n Gilberton: The Gilberton Methodist Church, Main Street, will sponsor a fish dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children. Meals will include baked or breaded...
View ArticleChildren storm field in search of treats at Pottsville Easter egg hunt
Soon after the arrival of the Easter Bunny on an antique fire engine, groups of children stormed onto Alumni Field on Sunday for the city’s annual Easter Egg Hunt and Bonnet Contest. Sponsored by the...
View ArticlePottsville church performs Dramatic Stations of the Cross for 32nd year
The stations of the cross were brought to life on Palm Sunday at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. It was the 32nd year that members of the church, and friends from other...
View ArticleRoad maintenance planned throughout Schuylkill County this week
The state Department of Transportation maintenance personnel will be out in force this week doing pothole patching, drainage work, crack sealing and brush cutting. The work will be done in the Borough...
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